Tag: walsenburg
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Child flung from Jeep, dies in I-25 crash north of Walsenburg
A girl was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 25 north of Walsenburg Thursday after being flung from a Jeep. The Jeep lost control and veered off the left side of the road while following a right-hand curve at about 3:15 p.m., 8 miles north of Walsenburg, according to a news release from Colorado…
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‘Good news, Walsenburg!’: Water declared safe to drink; boil order lifted
Walsenburg residents can now safely drink the water, according to an announcement from the Las Animas-Huerfano Counties District Health Department. “Good news, Walsenburg!” the health agency announced in a social media post. “Water quality testing has confirmed that the water is safe to drink and meets all state standards.” The town had been under a…
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AI data center plans baffle small southern Colorado town
In the nondescript business parks of the Front Range’s largest metros, data centers are cropping up. According to the industry catalog Data Center Map, there are currently 46 planned or built in the Denver area, while Colorado Springs has the second most at six. The map has one outlier, however, deep in the heart of…
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‘Unkept promises’: Walsenburg closes in on water fix, but long-term issues remain
By SAVANNAH ELLER and CLEO WESTIN The Gazette WALSENBURG — Walsenburg Fire Chief Roy Britt was tired Thursday afternoon, with a few more hours to go lugging pallets of donated water at a distribution location in the city’s community center. Since the beginning of a disaster declaration created by a water main break on March…
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Walsenburg issues boil advisory; schools closed early next week
Walsenburg issued a boil water advisory because of a water line break resulting in the loss of pressure in the water system, according to an emergency message from the city. The message advises residents to boil all water for at least one minute before drinking, cooking, making ice, brushing teeth or washing dishes. Crews will…
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Man arrested in suspected fatal hit-and-run in Walsenburg
The Walsenburg Police Department on Friday arrested a man they say was involved in a suspected fatal hit-and-run crash in the small southern Colorado town Sunday night. Carlos Daniel Vincuna, 40, was booked into the Huerfano County Detention Center on suspicion of vehicular homicide, according to a news release by the department. Investigators found a…
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Colorado authorities investigating police shooting in Walsenburg
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting Wednesday in Walsenburg, the agency announced. The shooting happened after local authorities were tracking a 43-year-old man, who had an active domestic violence-related arrest warrant and was believed to be armed and dangerous, the Bureau of Investigation said in a Thursday news release. Officers located…
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1 dead, 2 injured after 2 crashes on I-25 near Walsenburg
Two crashes that killed one and required another to be airlifted had both directions of Interstate 25 closed in southern Colorado on Friday morning. Just before 8 a.m., the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) was reporting there were delays up to 20 minutes for the wrecks, located south of Walsenburg about eight miles at mile…
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ICE documents detail plans for three new detention centers in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to establish three new detention facilities in Colorado in an effort to increase capacity statewide from 1,360 to 4,090, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post. The internal agency road-map document shows plans to open or expand 125 facilities…
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Northbound I-25 to close overnight in southern Colorado
Those hoping to get an early start on weekend travel, beware. The Colorado Department of Transportation announced on Thursday that northbound Interstate 25 will be closed overnight near the Southern Colorado city of Walsenburg, about 40 miles from the New Mexico border. CDOT officials say the closure will allow crews to shift traffic over the…